“When a nation, terrorist group, or other adversary attacks the United States through cyberspace, the U.S. response need not be limited to criminal prosecution. The United States reserves the right to respond in an appropriate manner.”
- National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace

…In other words, when the spammers and hacker use YOUR spoofed email address or IP to launch a DoS against the Whitehouse web site, it’s YOUR neighbourhood that will be targeted for the nuclear strike.

At last, a way to remove AOL users from the net!